Who says you can’t make a quilt with only 5 quilt blocks? I’m not positive that anyone has even said that, but I am positive that it is possible! With a one day window to make this quilt happen I had to think of something quick and easy to execute, minimal piecing and minimal number of blocks. So take five blocks and throw in lots of sashing/background and there you have it.

But even a simple pattern doesn’t necessarily equal fast and easy quilt. Sometimes your creativity gets the best of you and gets you in trouble. You see where this is going right? Why, yes, the easiest, fastest and simplest option is straight line quilting. But no, inspiration struck and I had to shadow quilt wonkily, just to match the wonky stars. By the end of my one day window the quilt was sandwiched and I had only quilted 3 shadows around each star.

Of course you don’t need to know the all details about the scrambling that ensued the following day in order to get the quilt done aside from the fact that I finished. And also.. the quilt is awesome.

Unfortunately I didn’t have time to wash the quilt before I snapped these shots. The quilt is for a baby shower for B’s college friend and wife. Since I can’t attend, B’s delivering the goods and I’ve put him in charge of washing, packing and taking photos of the wrinkly goodness. It will be so much more awesome when it’s puckered and krinkly!

More details? Sure!

Pattern: Superstar Quilt based on a wonky star block
Fabrics: Heather Ross Mendocino, Alexander Henry Beach Stripe, Woodstock Running Dots, Kona Cotton Ash, and Kona Cotton Coal
Size: Approximately 40”x40”

I made little curlie-q stars in the center of each start and it reminds me of an atom. B’s college friend flies satellites so hopefully he’ll appreciate the happy accident.

And of course, I could keep it if I could. I really need to stop making gifts for people, but it’s the only way I seem to actually finish projects these days.